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Stewed Fish Stomach with Vegetables
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Perut Ikan (NO NEED UPDATE)

Perut ikan is one of the most requested recipes on Nyonya Food. It’s also one of my favorite Nyonya dish. Even though it’s a Nyonya recipe, I believe it’s mostly found in Penang, and not Melaka and Singapore.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Nyonya Recipes
Cuisine: Fish
Keyword: Stewed Fish Stomach with Vegetables (Nyonya Perut Ikan)
Servings: 4 people
Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

Curry Paste Stock

  • 2 tablespoons chilli powder
  • 10 shallots minced
  • 2 tablespoons lemongrass minced
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon blue ginger powder
  • 2 teaspoons belacan powder
  • 100 g (3½ oz) tamarind juice
  • 1.5 litres 50 oz. water
  • 60 g (2 oz) pickled fish stomach
  • 600 g (21 oz) peeled fresh prawns
  • 14 oz (425g) diced pineapple
  • 2 eggplant/ aubergine cut 2.5 cm
  • 10 snake beans or 17 oz (480g) french beans, cut 2.5 cm length ways
  • 1 ginger flower/bunga kantan

Finely Shredded Vegetables

  • 20 Vietnamese mint polygonum leaves/ daun kesom/ daun laksa
  • 30 beatle leaves daun kadok
  • 2 turmeric leaves
  • 5 kaffir lime leave
  • salt and sugar to taste

Instructions

  • Boil curry paste stock for 15 minutes.
  • Add the shredded vegetables, pickled fish stomach and prawn.
  • Add seasonings and cook for another 15 minutes.
  • Dish out and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 4people | Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 189mg | Sodium: 931mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 17g